Sony PCG-FX290 Connecting a Phone Line

VAIO Notebook User Guide
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Connecting a Phone Line
You need to connect a phone line to take advantage of online services and the
Internet.
1Plug one end of the phone cable into the modem jack on the computer.
2Plug the other end into the wall jack.
✍In order to register your Sony VAIO notebook, register your softwar e online, and use
Sony Customer Support, you must connect to a phone line.
Connecting phone cable
✍Your computer does not work with party lines, cannot be connected to a coin-operated
telephone, and may not work with multiple phone lines or a private branch exchange
(PBX). Some of these connections may result in excess electrical current and could
cause a malfunction in the internal modem.
If you connect a phone line coming through a splitter, the modem or connected device
may not work properly.
Wall jack
Phone cable (optional)
Modem jack